MEGAN CULLEN
FRENCH HORN

Biography

Horn player Megan Cullen has recently returned to playing after a long hiatus. She has worked as an opera singer for more than 20 years and has been privileged to perform all over the world. Returning to the horn has been incredibly rewarding and she has started to garner success in her little part of the world, Northern California (based in San Jose).

Megan is Principal Horn of The Winchester Orchestra led by James Beauton. She also performs as a guest section player with The San Francisco Philharmonic, led by Jessica Bejarano. Additionally, Megan serves as Principal Horn with the San Francisco Composers’ Chamber Orchestra, an innovative group of composer/performers that exclusively perform new works; this ensemble is led by John Kendall Bailey and was founded by Mark Alburger.

As a young horn player, Megan studied at Juilliard with the late great Jerome Ashby. She was lucky enough to tour the world with The American Russian Young Artists’ Orchestra led by Leon Botstein. She also spent a festival season at The Round Top Music Festival, where she was mentored by Michelle Baker and studied with William VerMeulen. Along the way, Megan played in masterclasses with such greats as Julie Landsman of the Metropolitan Opera, Phil Myers of the New York Philharmonic, and acclaimed soloist Eric Ruske.